The Aquinas men's soccer team pitched a shutout win over Lawrence Tech on Wednesday evening (Oct. 6). The Saints defeated the Blue Devils in the WHAC conference matchup by a 3-0 final score at the AQ Athletic Field.
The win improves the Saints' overall record to 2-4-1 and now have a WHAC record of 2-1-0, while the Blue Devils' record drops to 6-5-0 and 2-2-0 in the WHAC.
It did not take long for AQ to jump ahead as in the fifth minute,
Fin Pittock scored his second goal of the season.
Baptiste Bissessur sent a cross from the left side of the box to the right as Pittock rifled a shot the hit the under side of the cross bar and landed just on the other side of the line for the goal. Aquinas took this lead into halftime as the defense held up its end, not allowing a goal despite being outshot 7-2 in the half.
The Saints doubled the margin in the 53rd minute as
Mason Sills completed the play by scoring a goal off a beautiful feed from Pittock. Sills' first collegiate goal came off his right foot just outside of the goalkeepers' box after Pittock placed the ball just off the back post. An insurance goal was scored in the 81st minute with
Jasper Schinkel being the benefactor of a Sills cross. His first goal of the season was scored from the right side as the defense lost him on the back post.
Jared Ireland (1-0-0) made his first start in the 2021 season and had five saves in the shutout win with
Liam Travers also collecting a defensive save with his feet just outside of the goal line. Riley Alexander took the loss in net for LTU after making one save and allowing three goals.
Aquinas was outshot by Lawrence Tech 12-5 over the course of the game as the Blue Devils also led in shots on goal 6-4. AQ had three attempts at a corner kick with LTU attempting four, while the Saints committed 21 fouls to the Blue Devils' 12 in a physical game that also saw four yellow cards for both teams.
Aquinas will continue WHAC play by traveling to Sylvania, Ohio to face Lourdes on Saturday (Oct. 9), with kick-off scheduled for 7:30 PM.
